2019 Draft Thread - Tonight, 6/20, 4:00PM PST ESPN.

Post #381 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:45 am

I genuinely feel bad for Bol Bol.

Fitz303 · Post #382 » by **Fitz303** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:47 am

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Finally. There he goes

JasonStern · Post #383 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:47 am

DusterBuster wrote:2nd rounder prices are a bit crazy this draft. I think I'm cool with Portland sitting this one out.

Smart play was either to trade down on sit out. Hopefully Portland is already planning a strong UDFA game. Starting to look like you could land a free Jordan Caroline or Louis King. By no means game-changers, but solid practice/emergency minute guys.

JasonStern · Post #384 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:48 am

Fitz303 wrote:

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Finally. There he goes

In before another Turner+Leonard for Whiteside trade idea.

Post #385 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:48 am

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jebdrbhjb · Post #386 » by **jebdrbhjb** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:48 am

Bol Bol to Miami.....

JasonStern · Post #387 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:49 am

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Jinxed that.
In before Bol Bol is the next Jokic.

jebdrbhjb · Post #388 » by **jebdrbhjb** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:49 am

jebdrbhjb wrote:Bol Bol to Miami.....

...make that Denver....

DusterBuster · Post #389 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:49 am

Bol bol going to Denver. Thats annoying.

JasonStern · Post #390 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:50 am

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Glad I'm not a journalist. Spend all that time writing the story, and then 5 seconds later...

Chanse503 · Post #391 » by **Chanse503** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:53 am

Man, BOL BOL looks like a bitch- so glad we didn’t draft him

Masterfully · Post #392 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:54 am

Denver building the all injury team with Porter and Bol.

JasonStern · Post #393 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:56 am

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Masterfully wrote:Denver building the all injury team with Porter and Bol.

Their core is solid. They can afford to take chances.

RTG HD · Post #394 » by **RTG HD** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:58 am

I fell bad for Bol having to go to Denver.

Fitz303 · Post #395 » by **Fitz303** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:59 am

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Lol and the Lakers draft.... A Klutch client. Go figure

pootbrah · Post #396 » by **pootbrah** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:03 am

RTG HD wrote:I fell bad for Bol having to go to Denver.

Great fit for him though.

jebdrbhjb · Post #397 » by **jebdrbhjb** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:04 am

Come on Neil - buy either Boston's #51 or Philly's #54 and select either Luguentz Dort - SG from ASU - or Louis King - SF from U of O.

Soulyss · Post #398 » by **Soulyss** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:04 am

DusterBuster wrote:
Brandon-Clyde wrote:Also this is two years in a row that Portland has drafted lotto talented players at the end of the first round

I mean, it's pretty simple math. A lot of teams overthink it. There's always at least one or two guys that project to be lottery picks - if they fall to you - take them.

SAS are the kings of taking advantage of stuff like this... Remember when Dejounte Murray fell to the end of the 1st when the spurs snatched him and then everyone went... ahhh crap.

d-train · Post #399 » by **d-train** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:05 am

BigPuma wrote:Hate to rain on the parade but I watched quite a few UNC games this year and I was not impressed with Little. He just seemed a bit slow to process the game on both offense and defense. Limits the benefit of all of his athletic tools. Reminded me of a SF version of Meyers Leonard.

It's not hard to figure out. Get the ball and give it to Lillard, get the ball and give it to Lillard, repeat x 40

DusterBuster · Post #400 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:11 am

Some pointless draft grade roundups....

Bleacher Report

Once regarded as a top-five prospect, Nassir Little's offensive shortcomings limited his impact for the Tar Heels and sent him tumbling down the draft board. But his physical gifts remain enticing, especially for a Portland Trail Blazers team that has long been hunting for star forwards.

Who's the real Little? Is he the player who set the hoops world ablaze at the 2018 McDonald's All-American Game or the one who never started and averaged fewer than 20 minutes at North Carolina?

Little has the perfect physical tools for a positionless league, and it's possible the Association will bring out the best of him. With a better-spaced floor, his explosive athleticism could shine on the offensive glass and off-ball cuts.

But if he was anything close to a finished product, he would've logged real playing time at UNC. Instead, too much ball-watching, tardy rotations, erratic shooting and head-scratching decision-making left him buried behind players with nowhere near his natural abilities.

His underdeveloped skills would've made him a major risk if he landed in the lottery, but getting him 25th overall could be one of the night's biggest steals.

Grade: A-

CBS Sports

Little's over/under on pick position was 12.5. He went WAY deeper than anyone expected. At this point in the draft, I don't even care about fit or whatever, you just take the roll of the dice on the guy who was the MVP of the 2018 McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic games. A year ago, he was projected to be the No. 2 pick. He's a good value here, even though he didn't make an impact at UNC.

Grade: A

Sports Illustrated

This is good value on Little, who unsurprisingly took a bit of a fall in the draft—many teams weren’t ever really as high on him as it seemed. I do like this for Portland, who get him on the cheap, at a position of need, and get a low-risk shot at developing him into a viable running mate for their stars. Little is unquestionably an NBA-caliber athlete, but he has a ways to go from a feel perspective. He’s certainly gifted enough to deliver a strong return on a pick this late.

Grade: B+

SB Nation

Little was projected to get drafted ahead of Zion Williamson in the preseason. While Williamson soared at Duke, Little got lost in a deep frontcourt rotation at North Carolina. He struggled to find a consistent role all season, underwhelming as a shooter and showing an inability to make quick decisions with the ball.

Still, Little has a great frame for a combo forward and could fulfill some of his promise as a recruit if his shooting ability comes around. Little will need time to mature, but this pick could pay off down the line for a Portland team that badly needs a talent infusion at the forward spots.

Grade: A-

WaPo

The freshman’s lone season at Chapel Hill was marred by inconsistency — both in terms of playing time but also how he then performed once he earned those minutes. Standing 6-foot-6, Little was at his best in transition (scoring 1.14 points per fast break, the team’s second-best rate) and corralling offensive boards and then converting those caroms (he grabbed more than 9 percent of UNC’s misses and scored 1.24 points per putback, a rate which ranked within DI’s top 100). That was the extent of Little’s production as a Tar Heel — whenever his game expanded beyond his comfort zone as a rim-running big, the results weren’t encouraging, and his freshman season didn’t justify the hype of his commitment to Coach Roy Williams. His arrival didn’t intensely alter the program, but whenever he took the court, his game would improve ever so slightly.

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